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 Master of Education  Cohort model  Courses delivered in local community  Developed to meet local needs  Doctorate of Education Leadership  Cohort model  Geared towards current or aspiring leaders  K-12, Post-Secondary, French  Master of Education  Cohort model  Courses delivered in local community  Developed to meet local needs  Doctorate of Education Leadership  Cohort model  Geared towards current or aspiring leaders  K-12, Post-Secondary, French SFU Community Programs: Who Are We?

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 Program philosophy  Building a framework of philosophical and theoretical understanding around practitioner experience  Creation of communities of practice  Influence the dialogue in public education  Phronesis: new understandings of where, when and how to apply ethical knowledge  Program philosophy  Building a framework of philosophical and theoretical understanding around practitioner experience  Creation of communities of practice  Influence the dialogue in public education  Phronesis: new understandings of where, when and how to apply ethical knowledge

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SFU Community Programs: The Polis  Why an online community?  service and support for students  efficiencies for support staff  Program structure did not match program philosophy  Little or no use of technology for programs or courses  Previous experience  Why an online community?  service and support for students  efficiencies for support staff  Program structure did not match program philosophy  Little or no use of technology for programs or courses  Previous experience

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“ A city is the place of cosmopolitan interactions and enhanced communication…It is not dedicated to the rigid reproductions of the same, the “one best way”, but to the flexible testing of possibilities and the development of the new- not hierarchical control but unplanned horizontal contacts; not simplification and standardization but variety and growth of the capabilities required to live in a more complex world.” Andrew Feenburg, “The Factory or the City” in “Transforming Technology” “ A city is the place of cosmopolitan interactions and enhanced communication…It is not dedicated to the rigid reproductions of the same, the “one best way”, but to the flexible testing of possibilities and the development of the new- not hierarchical control but unplanned horizontal contacts; not simplification and standardization but variety and growth of the capabilities required to live in a more complex world.” Andrew Feenburg, “The Factory or the City” in “Transforming Technology” SFU Community Programs: the Polis

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 The “how-tos” of OLC development  Develop a good proposal with strong rationale  Include a business case  Gain support at necessary organisational levels  Secure adequate budget and other resources  Identify good developers See hand-out, “Check list of questions”  The “how-tos” of OLC development  Develop a good proposal with strong rationale  Include a business case  Gain support at necessary organisational levels  Secure adequate budget and other resources  Identify good developers See hand-out, “Check list of questions” SFU Community Programs: the Polis

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 What we did  Status report: It’s not ready !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  What we did  Status report: It’s not ready !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SFU Community Programs: The Polis

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SFU Community Programs: The Polis  What we learned:  Do some homework; have an idea of what you want your OLC to do before looking at designs  Murphy’s Law always applies  Build in contingency time  It pays to work with professionals  Always be ready to sell your vision  Community design is not static: be willing to see your vision change  What we learned:  Do some homework; have an idea of what you want your OLC to do before looking at designs  Murphy’s Law always applies  Build in contingency time  It pays to work with professionals  Always be ready to sell your vision  Community design is not static: be willing to see your vision change

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See you next year with a living ‘polis’ See you next year with a living ‘polis’ SFU Community Programs: The Polis